"There were a lot of nervous people with bookings who we were advising to wait and see what the Premier decides," Ms Thompson said.
She said the positive indications Ms Palaszczuk gave the day before lifting the three-day lockdown on Thursday was enough for their guests to hold their nerve and not cancel.
"For everybody it was a big relief, it was a relief for our (unit) owners, and our guests," Ms Thompson said.
Noosa Main Beach has been attracting crowds over a soggy Easter holidays.
"Queenslanders did everything asked of them and came out in numbers to be tested, so I think we did dodge a bullet."